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HP On Palm Acquisition: “Our Intent Is To Double Down On WebOS”

HP On Palm Acquisition: “Our Intent Is To Double Down On WebOS”: "

I asked Humphries to expand a bit about webOS and how it stacks up to rival mobile OSes made by Apple and Google. I also asked why HP wouldn’t just develop its own mobile OS as Apple has done? “We think it’s one of the best operating systems out there today. We see nothing in development in the next 3 to 5 years that comes close,” Humphries said. “We want to take HP’s financial strength and use it to take webOS to the next level,” he continued. “We’ll compete aggressively in the market with Apple and Google. We’ve got our hands on a very compelling operating system,” Humphries concluded. He also noted that the plan is to keep it as open and friendly to developers as it has been.

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Two Beautiful Ads for Google Chrome

Two Beautiful Ads for Google Chrome: "Even if you don't like Google Chrome, you have to admit that the ads promoting Google's browser are well-crafted. Take, for example, this ad for Google Chrome extensions, which promotes a modern technology using old-fashioned cinematic tricks.

'In keeping with the rustic feel of the ad, the music used is Fats Waller's (Do You Intend to Put an End to) A Sweet Beginning? To keep the explanation simple, ad agency BBH New York has used rudimentary mechanical images, such as a bird popping out of a cuckoo clock and tweeting in the corner of a computer screen and a hamster running in a wheel to drag actual bookmarks between two computers,' reports The Guardian.


A second ad promotes the built-in translation feature launched in Google Chrome 4.1. 'Both [films] are un-tech-like product demos, showing the work and genius going on behind creating something that is essentially very simple to use,' explained Pelle Sjoenell, the executive creative director at BBH.


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I just realized that my Google Listen subscriptions are automatically showing up in Google Reader. That. Is. Sweet.

Car Talk 1017 April 24, 2010

Car Talk 1017 April 24, 2010: "Do twin brothers working in the same garage have the same auto-diagnostic skills? As one unfortunate caller learns, probably not. Also, is a $10,000 Camaro repair worth doing, if it means also budgeting for a divorce? And, a prank is delivered via Post-It, and on Stump the chumps, was mild mannered Teresa really being trailed by Black Op helicopters?"